Science & Health

India successfully launches communication satellite GSAT-31

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the telecommunication satellite, GSAT-31, was successfully launched on February 6 from Kourou launch base.

Feb 6, 2019

Food items with genetically modified content over 1% must be labelled: FSSAI chief

The scientific committee of the food regulator has green-signaled labelling of GM food items for manufacture, sale and distribution in India with a threshold value of one per cent.

Feb 3, 2019

Mega-earthquake awaiting India and Afghanistan due to critical lunar geometry, interprets seismic researcher

In the wake of earthquakes in India and Afghanistan, a seismic researcher has predicted that a megaquake will jolt the planet in the coming days.

Feb 3, 2019

Experts say trash bag, extraterrestrial researcher hints alien probe: What is mysteriously orbiting earth?

Even though experts classified this object as a mere trash bag, alien enthusiasts believe that it is actually a scout ship from deep space

Feb 2, 2019

Throwback conspiracy theories: Philadelphia Experiment, dark time travel secrets still puzzle many

The Philadelphia Experiment was an alleged time-travel project which was initially led by Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla

Feb 2, 2019

Polar Vortex hits mid-west US; What is it and how are people spending their days in snow?

Weather experts say that the mid-western part of United States is currently colder than the Antarctic.

Jan 31, 2019

Alien life on Mars? Top physicist claims discovery of evidence of nuclear war on Red Planet

John Brandenburg, a top American physicist claims to have found the evidence of a nuclear war which happened on Mars years ago

Jan 31, 2019

Not from land to sea but crocodiles have come long way with complex evolutionary past

Following the end-Triassic extinction, ancient crocodiles invaded the Jurassic seas and evolved jaws to capture agile prey, such as fish.

Jan 25, 2019

Super blood moon or planetary alignment? Six earthquakes jolt US during celestial event

Many people believe that the earthquakes which happened in the United States are the result of the Super blood moon.

Jan 24, 2019

Just bitten, but never shied away: Meet snake catcher Rinku from Goa [Exclusive Video]

Even after getting bitten by a cobra, Rinku Kumar managed to rescue the snake due to his love for animals

Jan 22, 2019

Not Planet X, but disc of icy bodies behind mysterious orbit beyond Neptune: Study

In the study paper, researchers partially admitted that there could be an unknown Planet Nine along with this giant disc of icy bodies in the farthest reaches of the solar system.

Jan 21, 2019

Planetary alignment to be blamed? Magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolts Chile

Frank Hoogerbeets believes that the increase in seismic activities are due to a rare planetary alignment.

Jan 20, 2019

Khardung La avalanche: 4 killed, 7 trapped under snow in Ladakh

The Army, Kashmir police and Disaster Management Force are conducting rescue operations at the site.

Jan 18, 2019

Bernard b, nearest exoplanet found; Alien life possible there, say Spanish astrophysicists

A new frozen planet that was discovered six light years away from the earth could harbor alien life, in its sub-oceanic layers.

Jan 17, 2019

Bill Gates praises Narendra Modi for flagship health scheme Ayushman Bharat

Dubbed as 'Modicare', Ayushman Bharat is the world's largest public healthcare scheme.